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5'17 West Versus Ost: Die Neuen Grenzziehungen Ulrich Menzel Einzelheft 10 € Im Abo 6,55/5,10 € 5’17 5’17 Blätter für deutsche und internationale Blätter Politik Gottes Güter für alle Christoph Fleischmann Iranische Paradoxien West versus Ost: Charlotte Wiedemann Die neuen Unsere schöne imperiale Lebensweise Grenzziehungen Markus Wissen und Ulrich Brand Ulrich Menzel Marx contra Trump? Ingrid Kurz-Scherf Die Globalisierung Die Ausbeutung der Sorgearbeit des einen Prozent Nancy Fraser Birgit Mahnkopf und Tagträume der Gesellschaft: Serien als Zeitdiagnostik Elmar Altvater Markus Rieger-Ladich 201705_Umschlag_außen.indd 1 19.04.17 10:42 Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Heftes Wolfgang Abendroth Ernst Fraenkel Paul Kennedy Thomas Piketty Elmar Altvater, geb. 1938 in Kamen, Ismail Küpeli, geb. 1978 in Bursa/Tür- Elmar Altvater Nancy Fraser Navid Kermani Jan M. Piskorski Dr. oec. publ., Prof. em. für Politische kei, Politikwissenschaftler, promoviert Samir Amin Norbert Frei Ian Kershaw Samantha Power Ökonomie an der Freien Universität an der Universität Bochum, Buchautor Katajun Amirpur Thomas L. Friedman Parag Khanna Heribert Prantl Berlin. und Journalist. Günther Anders Erich Fromm Michael T. Klare Ulrich K. Preuß Franziska Augstein Georg Fülberth Dieter Klein Karin Priester Inken Behrmann, geb. 1993 in Berlin, Utz-Ingo Küpper, geb. 1942 in Wup- Uri Avnery James K. Galbraith Naomi Klein Avi Primor studiert Sozialwissenschaften und ist pertal, Dr. rer. pol., Wirtschaftsgeo- Susanne Baer Heinz Galinski Alexander Kluge Tariq Ramadan in der Klimagerechtigkeitsbewegung graph, ehem. Leiter des Amtes für Patrick Bahners Johan Galtung Jürgen Kocka Uta Ranke-Heinemann aktiv. Stadtentwicklung Köln. Egon Bahr Timothy Garton Ash Eugen Kogon Jan Philipp Reemtsma Ulrich Brand, geb. 1967 auf der Insel Ingrid Kurz-Scherf, geb. 1949 in Trier, Etienne Balibar Bettina Gaus Otto Köhler Jens G. Reich Mainau im Bodensee, Dr. phil., Pro- Dr. rer. pol., Prof. em. für Politikwis- Walter Kreck Helmut Ridder fessor für internationale Politik an der senschaft und Geschlechterverhält- Ekkehart Krippendorff Rainer Rilling Universität Wien, Mitherausgeber der nisse an der Universität Marburg. In den »Blättern« Paul Krugman Romani Rose „Blätter“. Adam Krzeminski Rossana Rossandra Albrecht von Lucke, geb. 1967 in In- schrieben bisher Erich Kuby Werner Rügemer Michael Brzoska, geb. 1953 in Heide, gelheim am Rhein, Jurist und Politik- Jürgen Kuczynski Irene Runge Dr. phil., Politikwissenschaftler und wissenschaftler, „Blätter“-Redakteur. Charles A. Kupchan Bertrand Russell Ökonom, Professor am Institut für Frie- Wolf Graf Baudissin Günter Gaus Ingrid Kurz-Scherf Yoshikazu Sakamoto densforschung und Sicherheitspolitik Birgit Mahnkopf, geb. 1950 in Berlin, Fritz Bauer Heiner Geißler Oskar Lafontaine Saskia Sassen der Universität Hamburg. Dr. rer. pol., Prof. em. für europäische Yehuda Bauer Susan George Claus Leggewie Fritz W. Scharpf Gesellschaftspolitik an der Hochschu- Matthias Eickhoff, geb. 1966 in le für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, Ku- Hermann Scheer Ulrich Beck Sven Giegold Gideon Levy Hamm, Politikwissenschaftler, Jour- ratoriumsmitglied des Instituts Solida- Seyla Benhabib Peter Glotz Hans Leyendecker Robert Scholl nalist und Übersetzer. rische Moderne. Homi K. Bhabha Daniel J. Goldhagen Jutta Limbach Karen Schönwälder Norman Birnbaum Helmut Gollwitzer Birgit Mahnkopf Friedrich Schorlemmer Achim Engelberg, geb. 1965 in Ber- Ulrich Menzel, geb. 1947 in Düssel- Ernst Bloch André Gorz Peter Marcuse Harald Schumann lin, Dr. phil., Historiker, Journalist und dorf, Dr. phil., Professor em. am Insti- Norberto Bobbio Glenn Greenwald Mohssen Massarrat Gesine Schwan Buchautor. tut für Sozialwissenschaften der TU E.-W. Böckenförde Propst Heinrich Grüber Ingeborg Maus Dieter Senghaas Braunschweig. Thilo Bode Jürgen Habermas Bill McKibben Richard Sennett Christoph Fleischmann, geb. 1971 in Bärbel Bohley Sebastian Haffner Ulrike Meinhof Vandana Shiva Hilden/Rheinland, ev. Theologe, freier Markus Rieger-Ladich, geb. 1967 in Heinrich Böll Stuart Hall Manfred Messerschmidt Alfred Sohn-Rethel Journalist u.a. für den ARD-Rund- Bad Orb, Dr. phil., Direktor des Insti- Pierre Bourdieu H. Hamm-Brücher Bascha Mika Kurt Sontheimer funk. tuts für Erziehungswissenschaft der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Ulrich Brand Heinrich Hannover Pankaj Mishra Wole Soyinka Nancy Fraser, geb. 1947 in Baltimore, Karl D. Bredthauer David Harvey Robert Misik Nicolas Stern PhD, Professorin für Politik- und So- Ulrich Weigel, geb. 1954 in Stuttgart, Micha Brumlik Amira Hass Hans Mommsen Joseph Stiglitz zialwissenschaften an der New School Dr. rer. soc, Soziologe, Leiter des Ser- Nicholas Carr Christoph Hein Wolfgang J. Mommsen Gerhard Stuby for Social Research in New York/USA. vicezentrums Informationsressourcen Noam Chomsky Friedhelm Hengsbach Albrecht Müller Emmanuel Todd an der Universität St. Gallen. Daniela Dahn Detlef Hensche Herfried Münkler Alain Touraine Susanne Götze, geb. 1980 in Berlin, Ralf Dahrendorf Hartmut von Hentig Adolf Muschg Jürgen Trittin Dr. phil., Historikerin, freie Journalis- Charlotte Wiedemann, geb. 1954 in György Dalos Ulrich Herbert Gunnar Myrdal Hans-Jürgen Urban tin, stellvertretende Chefredakteurin Mönchengladbach, Journalistin und Mike Davis Seymour M. Hersh Wolf-Dieter Narr Gore Vidal von klimaretter.info. Buchautorin mit dem Schwerpunkt is- Alex Demirovic Hermann Hesse Klaus Naumann Immanuel Wallerstein lamische Länder. Frank Deppe Rudolf Hickel Antonio Negri Franz Walter Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff, geb. 1976 in Berlin, Dr. phil., Sozialwissen- Markus Wissen, geb. 1965 in Neu- Dan Diner Eric Hobsbawm Oskar Negt Hans-Ulrich Wehler schaftler und Politiker (Linkspartei), wied/Rhein, Dr. phil., Professor für Walter Dirks Axel Honneth Kurt Nelhiebel Ernst U. von Weizsäcker Minister für Kultur, Bundes- und Euro- Gesellschaftswissenschaften an der Rudi Dutschke Jörg Huffschmid Oswald v. Nell-Breuning Harald Welzer paangelegenheiten in Thüringen. Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Daniel Ellsberg Walter Jens Rupert Neudeck Charlotte Wiedemann Berlin. Wolfgang Engler Hans Joas Martin Niemöller Rosemarie Will Fabian Kretschmer, geb. 1986 in Ber- Hans-M. Enzensberger Tony Judt Bahman Nirumand Naomi Wolf lin, Kommunikationswissenschaftler, Laura Wollny, geb. 1987 in Essen, Dr. Erhard Eppler Lamya Kaddor Claus Offe Jean Ziegler Buchautor und Korrespondent in Seoul rer. nat., Chemikerin, aktiv bei der Ini- Gøsta Esping-Andersen Robert Kagan Reinhard Opitz Moshe Zimmermann u.a. für „taz“, und „Der Standard“. tiative „ausgeCO2hlt“. Iring Fetscher Petra Kelly Valentino Parlato Moshe Zuckermann Joschka Fischer Robert M. W. Kempner Volker Perthes Heiner Flassbeck George F. Kennan William Pfaff ...und viele andere. 201705_Umschlag_innen.indd 1 19.04.17 10:43 Hinweis: In dieser Ausgabe finden Sie eine Beilage des VSA Verlags. Wir bitten um freund- liche Beachtung. Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik Monatszeitschrift 62. Jahrgang Heft 5/2017 Herausgeberkreis Katajun Amirpur . Seyla Benhabib Norman Birnbaum . Peter Bofinger Ulrich Brand . Micha Brumlik Dan Diner . Jürgen Habermas Detlef Hensche . Rudolf Hickel Claus Leggewie . Ingeborg Maus Klaus Naumann . Jens Reich Rainer Rilling . Irene Runge Saskia Sassen . Karen Schönwälder Friedrich Schorlemmer . Gerhard Stuby Hans-Jürgen Urban . Rosemarie Will Begründet von Hermann Etzel . Paul Neuhöffer und Karl Graf von Westphalen Weitergeführt von Karl D. Bredthauer Verlag Blätter Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Berlin 201705_Buch.indb 1 19.04.17 10:47 INHALT KOMMENTARE UND BERICHTE 5’17 5 Syrien und das Ende des Patts? Michael Brzoska 8 Türkei oder: Das Ende der Demokratie Ismail Küpeli 11 Brexit: Keltische Revolten Matthias Eickhoff 15 Rot-Rot-Grün? Jetzt erst recht! Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff 19 Freihandelsabkommen: Kommunen unter Druck Utz Ingo Küpper 23 Für ein schnelles Aus: Der Kampf gegen die Kohle Laura Wollny und Inken Behrmann 27 Klima und G20: Einer gegen REDAKTION alle, alle gegen einen? Anne Britt Arps Susanne Götze Daniel Leisegang Albrecht von Lucke 31 Südkorea: Hoffnungsträger Annett Mängel Moon Jae-in? Steffen Vogel Fabian Kretschmer BESTELLSERVICE DEBATTE Tel: 030 / 3088 - 3644 E-Mail: [email protected] 35 Das Proletariat: Vom revolutionären Popanz WEBSITE zum reaktionären Pöbel? www.blaetter.de Ulrich Weigel Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik 5/2017 201705_Inhaltsverzeichnis.indd 2 19.04.17 14:02 ANALYSEN UND ALTERNATIVEN 41 Gottes Güter für alle Die verdrängte Lehre der Reformation Christoph Fleischmann 51 Das Ost-West-Konstrukt Wie alte Grenzen neu gezogen werden Ulrich Menzel 63 Der begrenzte Planet und die Globalisierung des einen Prozent Birgit Mahnkopf und Elmar Altvater 75 Unsere schöne imperiale Lebensweise Wie das westliche Konsummodell den Planeten ruiniert Markus Wissen und Ulrich Brand AUFGESPIESST 83 Marx contra Trump? Versuch einer feministischen Orientierung 50 Auf die Rechte in gespenstischen Zeiten ist Verlass Ingrid Kurz-Scherf Albrecht von Lucke 91 Who cares? Teil II BUCH DES MONATS Die Ausbeutung der Sorgearbeit im neoliberalen Kapitalismus 121 Keiner oder alle Nancy Fraser Achim Engelberg 101 Iranische Paradoxien EXTRAS Streifzüge durch ein uneindeutiges Land Charlotte Wiedemann 39 Kurzgefasst 124 Dokumente 111 Tagträume der Gesellschaft 125 Chronik des Monats Piper Chapman, Tony Soprano und März 2017 Walter White als Zeitdiagnostiker 128 Zurückgeblättert Markus Rieger-Ladich 128 Impressum und Autoren Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik 5/2017 201705_Buch.indb 3 19.04.17 10:47 Anzeige Das neue He . Bestellen Zwei Nationen Sie jetzt!
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